IV 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 164 

Recognizing Dr. Elmira Mangum as the first female president of Florida 

Agricultural & Mechanical University. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 23, 2015 

Mr. HASTINGS (for himself, Ms. BROWN of Florida, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, 

Mr. DEUTCH, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. MICA, 

Mr. NUGENT, and Ms. JACKSON LEE) submitted the following resolution; 

which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 

RESOLUTION 

Recognizing Dr. Elmira Mangum as the first female 

president of Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University. 

Whereas Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University 

(FAMU) was founded on October 3, 1887, as the State 

Normal College for Colored Students at Tallahassee with 

15 students and 2 instructors; 

Whereas FAMU was established as an 1890 land-grant institution dedicated to the advancement of knowledge, resolution of complex issues, and the empowerment of citizens 

and communities; 

Whereas the institution has gone by 3 other names prior to 

becoming Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University 

(FAMU) in 1953, and remains the only historically black 


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university in the 12-member State University System of 

Florida; 

Whereas FAMU students have a legacy of social involvement, 

including the boycott of Tallahassee buses that successfully integrated the city’s public transportation system; 

Whereas FAMU now boasts approximately 11,000 students 

and 700 faculty members, and has had 10 men serve as 

presidents during the institution’s 127-year history; 

Whereas Dr. Elmira Mangum has a 28-year history as a 

higher education administrator, ranging from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Buffalo 

to the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and Cornell University; 

Whereas Dr. Mangum holds a Master’s in Public Policy and 

Public Administration, a Master’s in Urban and Regional 

Planning, and a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership and 

Policy; 

Whereas Dr. Mangum has taught higher education administration, leadership theory and practice, and financial 

management; 

Whereas Dr. Mangum was in the inaugural class of the Millennium Leadership Institute, attended the Harvard 

Graduate School of Education Management Development 

Program, and Cornell’s Administrative Management Institute; 

Whereas Dr. Mangum is a life member of the National Council of Negro Women and Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., a 

historically black Greek-lettered organization that promotes scholarship, sisterly love, service, and finer womanhood; 


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Whereas Dr. Mangum was selected as the first permanent female president in the 127-year history of FAMU; 

Whereas Dr. Mangum has made tremendous strides to advance the legacy of FAMU with forward thinking plans, 

such as her Sustainability Initiative, which will provide 

research-based solutions to the world’s socio-economic 

and environmental problems, and strengthening FAMU’s 

STEM programs, which are the hallmark of academia; 

Whereas Dr. Mangum has consistently articulated resourceful, innovative ideas for Black college survival; and 

Whereas our Nation must remain committed to celebrating 

the accomplishments and advancements of women: Now, 

therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) recognizes Dr. Elmira Mangum for being 

3 selected as the first female permanent president of 

4 Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University; 

5 (2) acknowledges the significance of Florida 

6 Agricultural & Mechanical University in the history 

7 of Historically Black Colleges and Universities and 

8 the civil rights movement; and 

9 (3) emphasizes the importance of celebrating 

10 the accomplishments of trailblazers across the coun11 try, such as Dr. Elmira Mangum. 

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